CPI(M) leaders, including former MPs Sujan Chakraborty and Samik Lahiri, clashed with police as they were prevented from reaching Dogachia village, where houses were ransacked after Laskar's death.
Earlier, the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee recommended TMC MP Mahua Moitra's expulsion from Lok Sabha in connection with the 'cash for query' case.
The deceased TMC leader was identified as Saifuddin Laskar -- the party's president of Bamungachi in Joynagar. Local TMC leaders alleged that CPI(M) supporters were behind the killing of Laskar.
Fire and emergency services were kept on standby, while hospitals have also been asked to remain prepared to deal with emergencies, officials said.
A total of Rs 2.23 lakh in cash was seized from the accused, police said.
Fire breaks out in a warehouse next to a petrol pump in Howrah, West Bengal. 10 fire tenders are at the spot.
The 15-member committee has seven members from the BJP, three from the Congress, and one each from BSP, Shiv Sena, YSRCP, CPI(M) and JDU have recommended suspension of Mahua Moitra as MP.
The ED had previously issued a summons to Abhishek Banerjee, requiring his presence on October 9. However, he skipped the October 3 summons to participate in a TMC protest rally in New Delhi, which aimed to demand the immediate release of central funds owed to the state.
Environmentalists noted that at one point, the AQI reached 200 PM2.5 in the Maidan area, as per WBPCB data.
Chaired by BJP MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar, the committee has wrapped up its investigation, and the upcoming meeting will determine its course of action. The committee's previous meeting on November 2 saw members split along party lines.
Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata hosted the World Cup clash between Pakistan and Bangladesh. During the match, Palestinian flag was waved in the stadium, prompting the police to take action against those involved.
Mahua Moitra also expressed her desire to cross-examine Darshan Hiranandani, the alleged "bribe-giver," who had submitted an affidavit to the committee without providing substantial evidence.
Ratan Tata's dream project of building a Rs 1 lakh car, the Nano, was marred by the political protests led by then opposition party - TMC led by Mamata Banerjee in 2008. Tata Nano car was often called 'Lakhtakiya car' as it was the cheapest car in the market at that time.
According to sources, ED is also in the process of attaching the properties linked to the minister.
Just a day earlier, the enforcement directorate had raided the TMC minister's Salt Lake residence on the outskirts of Kolkata. Notably, Mallick is currently the state minister for Forest Affairs and previously held the portfolio for the Food and Civil Supplies department.
According to reports, minister's two residences in Salt Lake were raided.
The Opposition has stepped up its attack on the Centre over the caste census with Congress making it clear that it will conduct caste survey in the states it is in power. PM Modi, at a Dussehra rally, called upon people to root out distortions like casteism and regionalism in society.
According to Dipankar Bhattacharya, Mahua Moitra is being targeted in a character assassination campaign, and there is a conspiracy to end her Lok Sabha membership.
Darshan Hiranandani recently filed an affidavit stating that TMC MP Mahua Moitra had targeted Adani to "malign and embarrass Prime Minister Narendra Modi". Moitra had raised questions over the credibility of the affidavit alleging that it was "drafted by the PMO".
Amid serious allegations of 'cash for query' in Parliament against TMC MP Mahua Moitra, Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey made fresh allegations against the MP and said that her parliamentary ID was used in Dubai when she was in India.
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